Albanian officials say Afghan police opened fire on international troops Monday in southern Afghanistan, killing two Albanian soldiers. The Albanian Defense Ministry said authorities arrested 11 Afghan police officers after the shooting, which left an Albanian captain and corporal dead and another foreign soldier wounded. It said the incident occurred in a village near the […]
Afghan Police Kill 2 Albanian Soldiers
Posted February 20th, 2012 at 2:25 pm (UTC-5)
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Kandahar Suicide Bomber Attacks Police Station
Posted February 20th, 2012 at 8:05 am (UTC-5)
Afghan police say a suicide bomber has attacked a police station in the southern city of Kandahar, killing at least one police officer. Kandahar police chief Abdul Raziq says the attacker detonated a bomb-laden car outside the station on Monday, injuring at least four other people, both police and civilians. The blast also badly damaged […]
Kandahar Suicide Bomber Attacks Police Station
Posted February 20th, 2012 at 2:40 am (UTC-5)
Afghan police say a suicide bomber has attacked a police station in the southern city of Kandahar, killing at least one police officer. Kandahar police chief Abdul Raziq says the attacker detonated a bomb-laden car outside the station on Monday, injuring at least four other people, both police and civilians. The blast also badly damaged […]
Bomb Kills 8 Tribal Militia in NW Pakistan
Posted February 19th, 2012 at 4:20 pm (UTC-5)
A bomb blast Sunday in Pakistan’s troubled northwestern Khyber tribal district killed at least eight members of a pro-government tribal militia. Local officials said the explosion wounded at least six other people at a strategic checkpoint in Khyber, on the main land route through Pakistan into Afghanistan. They said at least one militant was also […]
Pakistan Bomb Kills 6 Tribal Militia
Posted February 19th, 2012 at 1:35 am (UTC-5)
Authorities in northwestern Pakistan say a bomb blast has killed at least six members of a pro-government tribal militia. Officials say at least three other people were wounded in the explosion in the restive Khyber tribal district on the Afghan border. Islamist militants in the region frequently attack Pakistani security forces.
Death Toll from Pakistan Suicide Attack Reaches 32
Posted February 18th, 2012 at 3:20 pm (UTC-5)
Officials in northwestern Pakistan said Saturday the death toll from a suicide bombing in a busy market in Kurram tribal agency has risen to at least 32 people. The officials said a suicide bomber on a motorcycle detonated his explosives near a busy market in the town of Parachinar around the time of Friday prayers. […]
Suicide Attack Kills 26 in Pakistan
Posted February 17th, 2012 at 1:30 pm (UTC-5)
Officials in Pakistan’s northwest Kurram tribal region say a suicide bomber on a motorcycle has blown himself up at a busy market, killing at least 26 people. Authorities say the blast in the town of Parachinar, near the Afghan border, happened near a mosque in a busy market, around the time of Friday prayers. The […]
Suicide Attack Kills 25 in Pakistan
Posted February 17th, 2012 at 10:10 am (UTC-5)
Officials in Pakistan’s northwest Kurram tribal region say a suicide bomber on a motorcycle has blown himself up at a busy market, killing at least 25 people. Authorities say the blast in the town of Parachinar, near the Afghan border, happened near a mosque in a busy market, around the time of Friday prayers. The […]
19 Killed, 45 Wounded in Pakistan Blast
Posted February 17th, 2012 at 8:00 am (UTC-5)
Officials in Pakistan’s northwest Kurram tribal region say a suicide bomber has attacked a market, killing at least 19 people and wounding at least 45. Authorities say the blast in the town of Parachinar, near the Afghan border, happened in a busy market, around the time of Friday prayers. Officials say the explosion destroyed several […]
7 Killed, 45 Wounded in Pakistan Blast
Posted February 17th, 2012 at 6:30 am (UTC-5)
Officials in Pakistan’s northwest Kurram tribal region say a suicide bomber has attacked a market, killing at least seven people and wounding at least 45. Authorities say the blast in Parachinar happened close to a mosque, near the time of Friday prayers. Officials say the explosion destroyed several shops. There was no immediate claim of […]
